why the contrib/format in lost state?



On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 10:53:03 +0800
Valery Pipin <pip@iszf.irk.ru> wrote:

> On Friday 28 November 2003 01:57, C Y wrote:
> <snipped>
> >  Maybe if Jim OKs it, we can move the relevant files (the ones
> >that work for Maxima) to either share/simplification/format/ (most
> >logical to me) or share/misc/format/ and leave the more advanced pois
> >dependant stuff in contrib until we're ready for it.
> There is one problem because of file with the same name. I mean  
> "share/numeric/format.lisp" which is i broken state. So we should either 
> rename it or ???

Well, looking at it, I'd say the numeric one could be renamed to something like floatformat or fformat without too much trouble.  Particularly if it's in a broken state - no one is likely to be bothered by the change.

CY